Only Two Weeks Left: Celina

Only Two Weeks Left: Celina

Panda People! Only about 2 weeks left here in beautiful Ya’an and I couldn’t be anymore upset about the fact. I thought by now I would be itching to get back to Los Angeles, back to my first-world life in sunny California. But I have grown enormously attached to our...
Xi Dou 2016 Cub learning to crawl!!

Xi Dou 2016 Cub learning to crawl!!

Sorry for the delay in posting this from Scout (sent right before my visit and I’m horribly behind with all this travel!).  But she has an awesome update for Xi Dou 2016 Cub and it even has a cute video of one of the cubs learning to crawl!! “Hi again...
Test Your Panda Personality

Test Your Panda Personality

If you have ever wondered which panda your personality is most closely related to, then you should come take our panda personality test. Our wonderfully talented past intern, Doireann Ferris, put together a quiz that will match your personality to a particular panda...
A Fully Functional Freeze Dryer

A Fully Functional Freeze Dryer

With the generous support from PDXWildlife followers, we were able to raise over $2000 to purchase a laboratory grade freeze dryer. The extremely large and heavy unit is now setup in our office at Bifengxia. This allows us to keep a close relationship with a copious...
2016 Cub Update: Month 2-3

2016 Cub Update: Month 2-3

Nǐhǎo! Don’t worry, I’ve included tons of cute baby panda pics for the 2016 Cub Update of their 2-3 months, but first let me update you on what’s been happening with us interns.  It has been a busy week here in Ya’an. The first week of October was...
Observing Duo Duo

Observing Duo Duo

Panda People! Another week has past! Last week was dedicated to doing stereotype observations and I got to watch one of my favorite pandas, Wu Gang! He’s the only panda at the base with a pink nose. After he eats his favorite snack – panda bread – he spends a good 15...
BFX 2016 Cubs : Scout’s photo update

BFX 2016 Cubs : Scout’s photo update

Hey Everyone! If you’ve been keeping up with the other blogs then you’ll know that we’ve been on the hunt for flaming hot Cheetos! We got discouraged by the “spicy” Cheetos we found in Chengdu – unfortunately, they weren’t the same L  BUT we haven’t given up hope and...